Appreciating that there is a Czechoslovakian precedent for other countries ceding territory on another's behalf (we'll leave you to decide whether that worked in the longer term or not), ju… (View Post)

It's been discussed quite a depth over on Alternative History forum. It seems its a combination of: 1. Can't hurt the Russians - we bashed 'em around in WWII, so we owe them big time. … (View Post)

I don't know....... (View Post)

The Conservatives need to go into opposition, and ideally in the next few months. Let Labour have a chance to mess things up. It very much feels like 1995, with the Conservatives out of ideas, mired … (View Post)

Because of mathematics.......? Even if there were only two parties in the UK (there aren't) then every election would result in one of those party leaders being a loser. Every party leader is a … (View Post)